Exam 14: Agriculture and Food Resources

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The term "green revolution" refers to th...

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The use of antibiotics has...

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A) some members of the pest population are sterilized
B) sexual attractants lure pest species to traps
C) predators, parasites, or disease organisms are released to reduce pest populations
D) harvested foods are exposed to ionizing radiation
E) genetic engineering develops pest-resistant crops

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A) herbicides: kill lice
B) insecticides : kill insects
C) herbicides : kill plants
D) rodenticides : kill mice
E) fungicides : kill fungi

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A) administering antibiotics and hormones
B) increasing nomadic herding
C) establishing outdoor, free roaming farms
D) increasing domesticated animal varieties
E) instituting water-quality laws for livestock factories

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Malnutrition results from either an unde...

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A) crop rotation
B) antibiotic application
C) disease-resistant crop varieties
D) pheromone traps
E) limited use of pesticides

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A) cultivation practices
B) resistant crop varieties
C) natural enemies
D) judicious use of pesticides
E) pheromone traps

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A) genetic variety is being expanded through genetic engineering.
B) a single variety of farm animal cannot face extinction through a disease outbreak.
C) animals bred for maximum production are not performing as anticipated.
D) farmers are being subsidized not to keep white leghorn hens.
E) the eggs and sperm of domesticated animal varieties are being banked for preservation.

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Although annual grain production almost ...

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A) both are a type of malnutrition.
B) both involve lack of access to sufficient daily calories.
C) both leave the body susceptible to disease.
D) both can affect young or old individuals.
E) both are ailments that can be found in developing countries.

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A) habitat fragmentation.
B) subsistance agriculture.
C) industrialized agriculture.
D) the green revolution.
E) the second green revolution.

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A) production of greenhouse gases from pesticide exposed plants.
B) air pollution from pesticide sprays.
C) soil pollution from pesticide residues.
D) contamination of food supply from pesticide residues.
E) reduction of the number and diversity of beneficial microorganisms in the soil.

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A) industrialized : polyculture
B) industrialized : shifting cultivation
C) subsistence : slash-and-burn
D) industrial; nomadic herding
E) industrialized : intercropping

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A) resistant to viral diseases, drought, heat, or herbicides.
B) with genes that can spread to wild relatives of crop plants.
C) that contain no allergens.
D) that grow in a crop circle.
E) that require sunlight and water to grow.

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A) a shift from eating grains to eating processed foods.
B) lack of access to adequate nutritional guides.
C) poverty.
D) the proliferation of monoculture practices.
E) unsanitary cooking of food.

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